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Madeira has the highest incidence rate of domestic violence per thousand inhabitants, according to the document “Domestic violence – 2015 Annual Report Monitoring”, organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, published on 29 December. The rate stands at 4.09 per 1000 inhabitants with the second highest being Azorean archipelago with a incidence rate of 3.92

The incidence rate in the Algarve was 2.99 per thousand, and the average in the continent is 2.52 per thousand. As such it has the highest rate on the Mainland.  If Madeira and the Azores are included, the Algarve region “falls” to the third position in terms of incidence rates.

Lisbon (5903), Porto (4781), Setúbal (2284), Aveiro (1766) and Braga (1729) are the districts with the highest number of registered complaints, followed by Faro.

Beja had only 246 reports of domestic violence throughout the entire year in 2015. But Beja is also one of the least populous districts in the country. Of participations per 1000 inhabitants) was the one that grew the most at the national level.

The absolute numbers are also high in the Algarve region. In 2015, in the district of Faro alone, there were 1322 reports to the authorities due to domestic violence, corresponding to 4.9% of the national total.

Of these, 792 complaints were submitted to GNR and 530 to PSP. In relation to 2014, the number of participations rose 0.7% in the region.

Throughout the country, in 2005, 26815 cases of domestic violence were registered by the Security Forces, 11544 by the GNR (43.1%) and 15271 (56.9%) by the PSP, a decline from 2014 ( -1.8%, -502 participations).

According to the same report, victims of domestic violence are generally female (85%), married or partners (46%), with an average age of 41 years and without economic dependence on the perpetrator. These figures thus indicate that 15% of victims of domestic violence are men, phenomenon whose visibility has increased.

The number of detentions carried out by the security forces, “in the context of situations of domestic violence, has increased over the last six years: 750 arrests were made in 2015, a 21% increase over the previous year and more than three times the arrests made in 2009, “added the MAI document.

Full data for 2016 are not yet known, but the Ministry of Home Affairs revealed figures for the first half, indicating that the number of holdings increased by 5% in the Algarve.

Between January and June 2016, there were 672 participations in domestic violence in the Algarve, and in the same period of 2015, 640 had been made.

The 5% increase is the fourth largest at the national level, behind Beja (20.8%), Lisbon (7.5%) and Braga (6.1%).

The GNR Fiscal Action Unit, through the Detachment of Tax Action of Évora, seized, on January 6, more than 48 tons of tobacco leaf, in the district of Castelo Branco.

In the scope of the investigation house search and two non-domiciliary searches were conducted and the following seized:

• 48 073 kg of tobacco leaf packaged for sale to the public (equivalent to a tax owed to the Portuguese State of almost 8 million euros in the Special Tax on Consumption and VAT);
• 10 380 euros in cash;
• Various tobacco labeling and packaging materials.

The accused made use of agricultural facilities to store, process, package and distribute leaf tobacco to several retailers located in the national and Spanish territory, as well as in some cases directly to the public.

The 62-year-old detainee, indicted for committing crimes of qualified tax fraud and fraudulent introduction of qualified consumption, was made a defendant and, after being present at the Central Criminal Court, subject to the preventive detention order.

The action was supported by the Tax and Customs Authority, under the coordination of the Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Action

The Judicial Police through the Department of Criminal Investigation of Funchal, identified and detained a man aged 39 years, a resident in the district of Funchal, who is the subject of an European Arrest Warrant issued by the British authorities for tax evasion.

The detainee will be present at the Lisbon Court of Appeal with a view to his possible extradition.

The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) detained at the airport in Lisbon, in recent days, nine foreign nationals, in the scope of border control.

Three foreign citizens, aged 30, 28 and 20, were intercepted and detained by SEF, in control of departure from national territory, when they intended to travel to Ireland, identifying themselves with counterfeit Romanian, Greek and Italian identity cards.

Two foreign nationals, one man and one woman, respectively, who were traveling to Canada, with fake Italian passports and two other foreign nationals, both 39, were detained for using other people’s documents (Swedish and French passports). English). All detainees were present at the judicial authorities.

A 48-year-old foreign citizen was captured in pursuance of a European Arrest Warrant, which was sought to serve a seven-year prison sentence for fraudulent bankruptcy. Present at the Court of Appeal, he awaited the further terms of the proceedings at the prison establishment with the PJ.

Another 40-year-old foreign citizen was also detained pursuant to an Operation Captura warrant for the execution of the 3-year and 5-month prison sentence following his conviction for committing crimes of simple theft, aggravated robbery, possession of a prohibited weapon and of trafficking and mediation of arms. The individual was taken to the Lisbon Prison.

The National Republican Guard (GNR) intensified from December 30, 2016 until  January 2, 2017, the patrolling and road inspection on the itineraries to and from the places associated with the New Year festivities, as well as the presence Safety in these places, with the aim of strengthening safety and preventing the occurrence of road accidents.

During the four days and, compared to the same period of 2015, there were:

• 658 accidents (ten more);
• Seven dead (plus two);
• Eight seriously injured (less five);
• 189 minor injuries (minus 20).

In relation to the infractions associated with the causes of worsening injuries caused in the event of a road accident, the following were registered in comparison with the same period of 2015:

• 1 756 for speeding (minus 56);
• 603 for driving under the influence of alcohol (minus 47), of which 196 detained with a blood alcohol content equal to or greater than 1.2 g / l (minus 16);
• 167 for incorrect or non-use of the seat belt (plus 30);
• 158 for improper use of the phone while driving (plus 37).

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For the combined numbers of Operation Christmas and New Year, and compared to the same period of 2015/2016, there were:

• 1 408 accidents (plus 136);
• Eight dead (minus four);
• 16 serious injuries (minus 17);
• 429 ​​minor injuries (plus 24).

GNR Criminal Investigation unit Montijo detained on 4^th January in the locality of Moita, a man of 35 years for trafficking in narcotics.

In the course of an investigation for drug trafficking, two searches were carried out, one home and one non-domicile, where the following were seized:

• 537 doses of cocaine;
• 151 doses of heroin;
• 270 euros in cash;
• A precision balance;
• Two ammonia packs, used in the cutting of the narcotic;
• A motor vehicle;
• 17 caliber 12 ammunition;
• Five mobile phones;
• A portable computer;
• Two LCD TVs;
• A watch;Seven pieces of silver jewellery.

The detained will be presented on 6^th January to the court of Barreiro.

The National Republican Guard, in addition to its daily operations, carried out a series of operations throughout the country last week, from December 30 to January 5, aimed at preventing and combating violent crime, through road inspections, among others, with the following operational data:

1. Detentions: 426 arrested in the act of committing offenses, including:

• 183 for driving under the influence of alcohol;
• 58 for driving without legal authorization;
• 35 for trafficking in narcotics;
• 25 for theft;
• Nine for illegal possession of a weapon.

2. Seizures:

• 1 014 doses of hashish;
• 488 doses of cocaine;
• 301 doses of heroin;
• 142 grams of amphetamines;
• 58 grams of cannabis leaves;
• 14 vehicles;
• 14 firearms;
• 15 blank guns;
• 3,745 euros in cash;
• 2 188 counterfeit goods;
• 287 ammunition of various calibers.

3. Transit: 8 696 detected infractions, highlighting:

• 3 425 for excess speed;
• 593 for driving with higher blood alcohol content than allowed by law;
• 323 for lack of mandatory periodic inspection;
• 293 for improper use of the mobile phone in the exercise of driving;
• 280 for missing or incorrect seat belt and / or child restraint system;
• 268 tachograph related;
• 153 for lack of compulsory civil liability insurance.

The same source said that Jose Manuel Moura, who took office as commander of the National Command of Relief Operations (CNOS) in December 2012, was informed of this decision on Tuesday.

The proposal to replace José Manuel Moura by Rui Esteves was made by the new president of the National Authority of Civil Protection, Joaquim Leitão, and accepted by the Ministry of Internal Administration, the same source said.

All district Relief Operations commanders were on duty when the current Government took office, which decided not to renew these commissions and leave the decision to the end of this year.

The same source also stressed that the replacement of José Manuel Moura is not related to the fire season this summer.

The President of the President of the Directing Council of the Regional Civil Protection Service Madeira announced on 28th December that he will be leaving his office in January after a period of over 10 years.

Last week the Security Coordination Bureau (GCS) indicated that overall and violent crime in 2016 has decreased by 6.5 percent and 10.5 percent respectively. With the exception of 2015, where overall crime increased by 1.3%, this continues with the downward trend starting in 2008.

These provisional figures reflect reported crime up until the third quarter of 2016 and published in a report analysing crime in Portugal..

According to the report, which was covered in depth by newspaper Diário de Notícias (DN), common crimes that such as street robberies and car thefts have decreased. This, the police chiefs said, could in large part be due to a greater police presence on the streets, heavier armed and better equipped forces, police reinforcements in critical areas, and a greater crime prevention awareness by people.

DN reports that with prisons currently being overloaded with more violent criminals, police are now facing new trends in crime, which no longer take place on streets, but rather online. This is evidenced by extortion, mostly committed over the internet, and IT scams grew significantly, by 70 percent and 20 percent respectively.

Extortion, particularly sexual bribery, or sextortion, as it has become known, and IT crimes such as illegally accessing bank details, sabotage and swindling, have both risen markedly, as have cases of blackmail.

“Internet crime requires lots of specific research due to its trans-nationality and the great difficulty of collecting evidence”, stressed the head of the PJ police’s cybercrime department, which was created in 2012 to tackle the growing crimes.